Roane State Library News
New library hours for Fall2008 (posted 12aug2008)
Effective
August 25, 2008, Roane and Oak Ridge campus libraries will be open the following hours for Fall 2008:
Monday - Thursday: 8am to 8pm
Friday: 8am to 5pm
Saturday: 9am to 1pm
Library hours: July 28 - August 15 (posted 25july2008)
All libraries will be open 8am to 4:30pm Monday to Friday effective July 28 through August 15.
Library catalog temporarily unavailable: Sunday, July 13 morning (posted 11july 2008)
The Roane State library catalog will be unavailable Sunday, July 11 from 7am until 11am EDT due to a scheduled power outage at Tennessee Technological University. Access to the library catalog should be restored as soon as power is restored at Tennessee Tech.
Special hours for Friday, June 27: Oak Ridge campus library closed; Roane campus library closes at noon (posted 17june2008)
On Friday, June 27, the Oak Ridge campus library will be closed, and the Roane campus library will close at noon for a staff meeting. Normal hours will resume Monday, June 30.
Summer semester hours: June 2 - July 25
Summer semester hours for Roane and Oak Ridge campus libraries are 8am to 8pm Monday through Thursday and 8am to 4:30pm on Fridays. We are closed on Saturdays until Fall semester.
Practice for the GED, ACT, SAT, GRE, Praxis and many others with LearningExpress Library (posted 21may2008)
Roane State Libraries now have access to LearningExpress Library. LearningExpress Library is a comprehensive, interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial course series designed to help patrons—students and adult learners—succeed on the academic or licensing tests they must pass. You'll get immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an individualized analysis of your results. Practice exams include AP exams; civil service; ACT; SAT; GED; Nursing School Entrance; ASVAB; Praxis I and many others.
You will need to create a personal account with LearningExpress before taking your practice exams.
Libraries closed for Memorial Day: Monday, May 26 (posted 21may2008)
All Roane State Libraries will be closed Monday, May 26 in observance of Memorial Day.
Friday, May 16: Oak Ridge library closed. Roane campus library closing at noon (posted 13may2008)
On Friday, May 16, the Oak Ridge campus library will be closed, and the Roane campus library will close at noon for a staff meeting. Normal hours will resume Monday, May 19.
Library catalog unavailable Saturday, May 10 morning (posted 8may2008)
The Roane State library catalog will be unavailable Saturday, May 10 from 7am until 1pm EDT due to a scheduled power outage at Tennessee Technological University. Access to the library catalog should be restored as soon as power is restored at Tennessee Tech.
Friday, May 9: Oak Ridge campus library closed; Roane campus library closes at noon (posted 30apr2008)
Roane State holds its end of year celebration on May 9. The Oak Ridge campus library will be closed all day. The Roane campus library will close at noon. Normal summer hours resume Monday, May 12.
Summer hours: May 2 - May 30 (posted 29apr2008)
All libraries will be open 8am to 4:30pm effective May 2 until May 30.
Find poems, short stories, essays and speeches faster with LitFINDER (posted 16apr2008)
LitFinder is international in scope, covers all time periods, and contains a wealth of primary literature content, including more than 126,500 full-text poems, 850,000 poem citations and excerpts, 5,000 full-text short stories, 2,800 full-text essays, 1,800 full-text speeches, and 1,000 full-text plays. LitFinder also includes biographies, work summaries, photographs, and a glossary. A subject navigator provides over 10,000 subject headings, and basic and advanced search modes allow users to search by keyword, author, subject, work title, work date, nationality, gender, timeline, and more. (product info from gale.cengage.com)
More information about LitFINDER is available.
Library webpage temporarily unavailable: 10:30pm Thursday, April 10 (posted 8apr2008)
The library webpage will be temporarily unavailable beginning 10:30pm on Thursday, April 10. Roane State's web servers will be offline while new air conditioning units are installed in the Dunbar building. Library web services will be restored as quickly as possible.
Used book sale at Roane campus library: April 14-18 (posted 5apr2008)
Roane campus library will celebrate National Library Week with a used book sale Monday, April 14 to Friday, April 18 (while supplies last).
Hardbacks are $2. Paperbacks are $1. Something for everyone. Lots of computer science texts.
For more information, contact the Roane campus library at (865) 882-4553.
Celebrate National Library Week at Coffey Library, Oak Ridge Branch Campus (posted 5apr2008)
National Library Week will be observed April 13-19, 2008 with the theme, "Join the circle of knowledge @ your library®."
Activities for National Library Week at Coffey Library
Monday – Friday
1. Guess the number of jelly beans in a jar (Prize to winner)
2. Write how the library has made a difference in your life (Prize and book donated in your name)
3. Be Heard! Complete the User Satisfaction Survey Form
Tuesday Only
National Library Workers Day – Vote for your favorite library worker. Everyone is a WINNER. It is a way to bring student worker’s friends into the library to recognize their valuable contribution as a library worker.
Thursday Only
Join the circle of knowledge by getting on target with a game that lets you “ring” your intelligence level. (Prize to winner)
For more information about these events, contact the Coffey Library at (865) 481-2004.
Special library hours: Thursday, April 10 (posted 5apr2008)
Roane and Oak Ridge campus libraries will be closed until 2pm on Thursday, April 10 for Academic Festival. Hours of operation for Thursday, April 10 are:
- Roane campus library: 2pm to 10pm
- Oak Ridge campus library: 2pm to 9:30pm
Both libraries will return to normal hours of operation on Friday, April 11.
Extra! Extra! NewsBank database now includes newspapers from around the world (posted 4feb2008)
Exciting news! Our NewsBank database now includes Access World News, a collection of 1,981 fulltext newspapers from around the world. Additionally, NewsBank still includes the national and local newspapers you are used to searching: New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Tennessean, Knoxville News Sentinel, Oak Ridger and many more.
Now you can search and read newspapers from every continent (except Antarctica).
A few things you can do with Access World News:
- Read book reviews of New York Time bestselling novel A Thousand Splendid Suns in newspapers from Iran, United Arab Emirates, Turkey and other Middle Eastern countries.
- Find articles about the 2008 Summer Olympics in Chinese newspapers.
- See how Russian newspapers are covering the 2008 US Presidental election campaigns.
Newsbank also provides a running list of Hot Topics, a useful place for students to find research topics.
Salem Health database now available (posted 22jan2008)
Salem Health is now available. Salem Health is the online counterpart to Magill's Medical Guide, one of our most popular and useful print medical references. Additional information about Salem Health is available.
Roane Campus Library Openhouse on Friday, Jan. 11 (posted 8jan2008)
The Roane campus library will celebrate our recent rennovations with an openhouse on Friday, Jan. 11 from 10am to noon. Everyone is invited.
Roane campus library will be closed noon to 1:30pm on Wednesday, Jan. 9 (posted 8jan2008)
The Roane campus library will be closed from noon to 1:30pm on Wednesday, Jan. 9 so staff can attend the college address.
Books Without Borders Spring 2008 reading list (posted 18dec2007)
The Books Without Borders reading list for Spring 2008 follows below:
- February 7: A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini (Afghanistan)
- March 12: Scarlett Feather by Maeve Binchy (Ireland)
- April 16: Tortilla Curtain by TC Boyle
For more information contact Robert Benson or call the Coffey Library at (865) 481-2004.
Holiday hours (posted 12dec2007)
Below are hours for Roane and Oak Ridge campus libraries during winter break:
- Thursday, December 13: close at 7pm
- Friday, December 14 : 8am to 4:30pm
- December 17 – 21: 8am to 4:30pm
- December 24 – January 1: closed
- January 2 – 4, 2008: 8am to 4:30pm
New database: Daily Life Online (posted 19nov2007)
Daily Life Online is now available from our databases webpage. Daily Life Online offers a unique look at the everyday lives of people around the world throughout history up to today. Topics include arts; clothing; education; family life; food and drink; holidays and festivals; housing; music and dance; political and economic life; recreation and entertainments; religion and beliefs; science and medicine; and tales, myths and urban legends. You can search for a specific time or place or browse by time period or geographic region. More information about the database and topic coverage is available.
Thanksgiving holiday hours (posted 19nov2007)
Roane and Oak Ridge campus libraries will close for the Thanksgiving holiday at 7pm on Wednesday, November 21 and will remain closed until Monday, November 26. Normal hours of operation resume Monday morning at 8am.
Dr. Bill Bass, author and world-famous forensic anthropologist, visiting Roane State (posted 8sept2007)
Dr. Bill Bass, author and world-famous forensic scientist, will speak at the Roane State Theatre (Roane County campus) on September 27 at 7pm.
Dr. Bass will discuss some of the many cases he has worked on in his career as a forensic scientist.
Dr. Bass founded the University of Tennessee’s "Body Farm", the world’s first laboratory dedicated to the study of human decomposition. Bass has authored several hundred academic articles in the fields of anthropology and forensic science. He has also co-authored a memoir and several popular works of fiction, including Flesh and Bone and Carved in Bone. Dr. Bass most recently co-authored Beyond the Body Farm with Jon Jefferson.
Copies of Dr. Bass’s books will be available for sale following the presentation.
This free event is co-sponsored by Kingston Public Library and Roane State Community College Library. The public is invited to attend.
Books Without Borders Fall schedule (posted 9aug2007)
Titles for the Fall 2007 Books Without Borders discussion season have been
selected. They are:
- September 19: The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid (Pakistan)
- October 30: City of Falling Angels by John Berendt (A history of
Venice, Italy by the author of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil)
- November 28: Short History of Tractors in Ukranian by Marina Lewycka
(Ukranian immigrants to Britain)
All discussions begin 7pm at the Oak Ridge campus library.
For more information, contact the Coffey library at (865) 481-2004 or email Robert Benson.
Library hours for August (posted 26july2007)
Effective July 31 through August 19, Roane State libraries will be open Monday
through Friday 8am to 4:30pm. We will be closed on Saturdays until Fall
semester.
Books Without Borders titles announced (posted 14june2007)
Titles for the Fall 2007 Books Without Borders discussion season have been
selected. They are:
- September: The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid (Pakistan)
- October: City of Falling Angels by John Berendt (A history of Venice,
Italy by the author of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil)
- November: Short History of Tractors in Ukranian by Marina Lewycka (Ukranian
immigrants to Britain)
Dates of discussions will be announced in August.
Copies of these books are not yet available for checkout.
eAudiobooks are here! (posted 22may2007)
Heard any good books lately? Your library now has a small collection of eAudiobooks available for download to your computer or select portable MP3 players.
Before downloading, you’ll want to create your own personal account with netLibrary. You will find the Create a Free Account link in the upper righthand corner at netLibrary. You can make your username and password be whatever you want them to be.
May library hours (posted 30apr2007)
Effective May 4 through June 1, Roane State libraries will be open Monday
through Friday 8am to 4:30pm. We will be closed on Saturdays until Fall
semester.
Roane Paperback Exchange: Back by Popular Demand (posted 30apr2007)
The Roane campus library has reinstalled its paperback exchange program. Find a
"just for fun" paperback for summer reading. No need to check them out. Take
what you want to read. Donate used paperbacks for others to read. Exchanges are
also available at the Oak Ridge and Cumberland campus libraries.
Do you have an MP3 player? (posted 20apr2007)
Do you have an MP3 player? Your library wants to know.
Your library, in cooperation with Roane State's Center for Teaching Arts and
Technology (CTAT), is exploring new services. Take our short (7 question) survey. Your participation will help us discover new ways
we can be the library you need us to be.
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